Awning.



No. 787,865. PATENTED APR. 18, 1905. F. L. TEMPLE.

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APPLICATION FILED JULY 19, 1904.

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AWNING.

APPLIOATION FILED JULY 19. 1904.

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FREDERICK L. TEMPLE, OF PRINCE GEORG-IC, VIRGINIA.

AWNING.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 787,865, dated April 18, 1905.

Application 1aed my 19,1904. sei-m1 No. 217,253.

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le it known that I, Fiucnmzioli L 'luurmn a citizen of the United States, residing' at lrince George, in the county of Prince George and State of Virginia, have invented a new and use ful Awning, of which the following is a specil'catien.

My invention relates to improvements in awnings; and the objects of the invention are to produce a comparatively cheap and simple construction of awning wherein l obviate the use of various pulleys and ropes usually employed and adapt said awning to be raised or brought to its closed position automatically, and, furtluarmore, to so construct said awning as to render the same capable of being' quickly and readilyiset up or applied to a window.

Various other objects and advantages of the invention will hereinafter appear. and the novel features thereof will be particularly pointed out in the claims.

Referring' to the drawings, Figure I is a perspective view of an awning' embodying' my invention, the same being' shown in position on a window. Fig. 2 is a detail of the awning-frame; Fig'. 3, a transverse sectional view showing the awning raised. Fig. 4 is an end view in detail of the spring-actuated roller.

Like numerals of reference indicate like parts in all the figures of the drawings.

In practicing' my invention I employ a pair of opposite vertically-disposed riser-bars l I, the upper ends of which may be forwardly disposed, as at 2, Vfor the purpose of receiving and supporting' a transverse hood 3, the same being' preferably formed of sheet metal or wood and riveted o1' otherwise secured to the ends of the riser-bars. The lower ends of the riser-bars preferably terminate in perforated attaching' ends 4, through which screws 5 may be passed into'the window-frame. At a suitable point above the attaching' ends there may project laterally from the riser bars transverse hooks 6, the same being' designed 'for removable engagement with eyes 7, projecting from the sides of the window-frame.

In suitable bearings formed in the riser-bars immediately below their bent ends 2 I locate a roller 8, the same being preferably oll the well-know n spring' type, such as are commonly used in window-shades, although of course the said roller would be larger and the spring contained therein more powerful. Vln this wellknown construction, as shown in Fig. I, 8" represents the squared bearing, 8" the spring, (shown by dotted lines,) 8" the ratchet-wheel, and "l the pivoted pawl, all as usually employed. Clevises 9 are loosely supported upon the riser-bars, and to these clevises are pivotally attached, as at It), the opposite terminals of the U-shaped main frame ll of the awning, whereby said main frame, as will bc obvious, is capable of being raised and lowered, and thus thrown into and out of operative position. 'lhe main body of the awning attached to the roller at its upper end and at its lower end tothe front transverse portion of the U-shaped frame, so that` as will be obvious, as said roller is rotated in one direction and as caused by its spring the said awning will be wound upon the roller, and hence elevated, and, on the other hand, when temporarily released from the influence of its spring the weight of the U-shaped frame will be sufficient to cause said awning to lower into operative position. By such temporary release l mean that the sp1'ing1'oller is rotated against its tension so as to unwind the awning, and hence the awning-frame being' no longer retained in its elevated position will fall or lower and take up the slack of awning caused by such unwinding. In order to accomplish such unwinding, I employ an operating-rope 13 in connection with the main body 1Q of the awning, attaching said rope to thc roller so that it will roll with the awning about said roller, the opposite or lower end of the rope depending' within the window, and therefore within easy grasp of a person in the room. VIt will be obvious that the awning being' elevated the rope may be drawn down so as to unwind the roller, thus causing' a slack of awning to be formed, and the weight of the awningframe will be sutlicient to canse the awning to become extended or lowered into operative position. On the other hand, a slight jerk upon said rope 'I3 will serve to release the spring' within the roller, causing' said spring to rotate the roller in the opposite direction, and thus rewind the awning' and the IOO operating-rope about the roller ready for a subsequent lowering when desired.

I preferably, though not necessarily, employ opposite side curtains or awning-sections 15, and when said sections are employed I prefer also to employ opposite. side windingropes 16, the same having their front ends attached to the opposite angles of the frame 11 and their remaining portions wound with the awning upon the roller and attached to the latter, whereby they are caused to wind and unwind with said awning. The side curtains or awning-sections 15 are attached to the riser-bars, as at 17, by means of rings or otherwise, along' their outer edges by a series of rings 18 to the ropes 16 and along their lower edges by rings 19 to the side bars of the frame 11, the front extremities of the side sections being stitched or otherwise connected, as at 20, to the outer corners of the main awning-section. By this arrangement it will be obvious that as the main awningsection is unrolled the side sections will be drawn outward and lowered to operative position to serve as such, the said sections sliding outward upon their rings; also, when the awning is rolled the side sections will be carried backward and neatly folded within the window-frame, said side sections assuming a gathered position, as will be obvious.

To set up the awning, it is simply necessary to locate the screw-eyes 7 in the window-frame a suitable distance below the top and engage the hooks 6 of the riser-bars therewith. This brings the lower ends of the riser-bars in proper position, and the securing-screws are passed through the lower ends of the riser-bars and into the window-frame. It will be observed that the entire awning may thus be set up or vtaken down simply bythe insertion or removal of a pair oi' screws-that is to say, after the screw-eyes 7 have onc`e been positioned. In this manner the awning may be readily taken down during seasons when not required and set up subsequently when required by any unskilled person, in that such operations do not necessitate any careful measurement, the hanging of pulleys, or the running of ropes. It will also be seen that the entire operation of raising and lowering the awning maybe carried on from the interior of the room without the necessity of leaning from the window, and as a matter of fact by extending the operating-rope through the window frame or casing the awning may be raised and lowered without raising the sash.

For the purpose of bracing the awning thoroughly when 'loweredI may, if desired, employ opposite inclined braces 21, the same having their upper ends loosely connected to vthe sides of the window-frame and at their lower free ends provided with hooked-shaped terminals 22, designed to removably engage with corresponding openings 23, formed in the sides of the awning frame 11. Such braces, of course, may be left in position when the awning is removed at the end of the Season.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim is- 1. The combination in an awning, of opposite riser-bars provided with attaching means, a spring-actuated roller arranged in the upper ends of the bars, an awning-frame loosely connected to the-bars below the roller, and an awning-body attached to the frame and to the roller.

2. The combination in an awning, of opposite riser-bars provided with attaching means and having their Lipper ends extended laterally to form supports and below the supports having bearings, a roller mounted in the bearings, a hood mounted on the supports above the roller, a lower awning-frame, and an awning-body attached thereto and to the roller, and means for operating the roller.

3. The combination, in an awning, of opposite bearing-supports, a roller arranged therein, a lower hinged awning-frame, an awningbody attached thereto and wound upon the roller, opposite side awning-sections secured to the front end of the awning and provided along their upper edges with rings, and ropes attached to the front end ot' the frame passed through said rings and wound with the awning-body upon the roller.

4. The combination, in an awning, of oppo-v site riser-bars having attaching means and opposite bearings, a spring-actuated roller mounted in the bearings, an awning-frame connected to the riser-bars below the roller, an awning-body attached to the roller and to the frame, an operating-rope attached to the roller and wound with said awning-body on the roller, opposite side ropes attached to the awning-frame and wound with the awningbody about and attached to the roller, opposite side awning-sections provided with rings running on the side ropes, said awning-sections being attached at their front ends to the awning-frame and at their rear ends to the risers.

In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this speci lication in the presence of two subscribing witnesses.

FREDERICK L. TEMPLE.

#Vitnesses:

A. W. VHITEHURST, J. C. IVALL.

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